██╗  ██╗██████╗  ██████╗    ██████╗  █████╗ ██████╗ ██╗ ██████╗  ██████╗ ██████╗  █████╗ ███╗   ███╗
██║ ██╔╝██╔══██╗██╔════╝    ██╔══██╗██╔══██╗██╔══██╗██║██╔═══██╗██╔════╝ ██╔══██╗██╔══██╗████╗ ████║
█████╔╝ ██████╔╝██║         ██████╔╝███████║██║  ██║██║██║   ██║██║  ███╗██████╔╝███████║██╔████╔██║
██╔═██╗ ██╔══██╗██║         ██╔══██╗██╔══██║██║  ██║██║██║   ██║██║   ██║██╔══██╗██╔══██║██║╚██╔╝██║
██║  ██╗██████╔╝╚██████╗    ██║  ██║██║  ██║██████╔╝██║╚██████╔╝╚██████╔╝██║  ██║██║  ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║
╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═════╝  ╚═════╝    ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═════╝ ╚═╝ ╚═════╝  ╚═════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝

RSID: <<2014-11-08T16:22Z 8PSK-125 @ 17860000+1500>>

This is VOA Radiogram in 8PSK-125.

Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com.

RSID: <<2014-11-08T16:25Z 8PSK-250 @ 17860000+1500>>

This is VOA Radiogram in 8PSK-250.

Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com.

Here are combined text parts of 8PSK 125 + 250 of an IC-R75 + Boomerang and FRG-100 + dipole. During fading and loss of text on the 1st antenna then at the 2nd antenna was better reception. (antenna diversity with 2 antennas and 2 receivers)
8PSK-125/250 is not very robust in a signal fading. (even if only very briefly)
[roger]

VOA NEWS

As Afghan President, Ghani Continues Tech Advocacy

Akmal Dawi
November 03, 2014

Prior to assuming Afghanistan's top politicaee ntodm?tageP nbh"Is"cMý°·H<EOT>`s*kjAtebaui<DC4>loI Óe
building, wrote about how technology could help weak states
cost-effectively improve governance.

"The advent of new information technology has overcome one of the
greatest constraints in human history — the ability to process
large amounts of information and identify patterns ... technology
has become a mediator for a huge range of human relationships by
creating new forms of organization for security and businesses,"
Ghani wrote in Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a
Fractured World, a 2008 book he co-authored with Clare Lockhart.

Now he's attempting to put some of these ideas into action. Over
the past few weeks, for example, Ghani has used Skype and Google
Hangout to chair "town hall"-style meetings in Herat, Kandahar,
Kunduz and :aa Mehe`et Ô1oieceeþ œao7gnPrei|naaeBke ÿV v

ì
Not without its technical flaws, Ghani's video conferencing
sessions represent a kind of communications benchmark that
facilitates direct dialogue between the Afghan leader in his
high-walled, high-security palace, and citizens in far-flung
areas.

According to Ghani administration officials, the president plans
to extend the practice to 33 provinces across Afghanistan.

In an informal talk with journalists in Kabul last month, Ghani
said the use of free communications technology would not only
streamline meeting schedules, but save the national treasury over
US$2.5 million in presidentibtoeqpns tcÇGe e8m³~ Ri p h:Stn ilÝCuitn Afghanistan
extremely expensive.

;8 layhhMeO <ETX> Tfºnqe _f ft hySgtrotdg  ed > a video conference in Kandahar city on October 16.

"Although it was not anything near to a real meeting, a lot of
people spoke to the president and he also talked and issued some
orders," he added, referring to a presidential directive to the
governor of Kandahar, in which Ghani, via Skype, called for the
re-arrest of a powerful drug trafficker who was set free
extrajudicially.

Traditional interaction

The video-call technology was first brought to the Afghan
Presidential Palace, the Arg, in 2002 by former Afghan President
Hamid Karzai who used it primarily to knR± ceiRu3nqegeýteA¸¥eiknd1nipaf¦t<BEL>ile t go2wI t,eäeptember,
video-chatted less frequently with President Barack Obama. Ghani
and his Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah had their first
video-call with President Obama on October 22.

Ghani has also used a secure video conference line to communicate
with commanders of the Afghan National Army units in different
parts of the country.

"Most of President Ghani's exchange with provincial authorities
via Skype and Google is available on public records so there is
little concern about its security from hacking and surveillance,"
said Mohammad H. Qayrnm the Afghan-born president of San José
State University.

"I'm sure national security and other confidential issues are not
discussed on these free technology channels," he added.

Despite Ghani's history of advocating online communications
technology, his office made an effort to emphasize the value he
still places on face-to-face interaction, release footage of more
than 20 meetings with delegates from around the country over the
past month.

He also barged into a military hospital in Kabul a late evening
and fired several doctors who were not on duty.

As Qayoumi put it, principal aspects of Afghan politics will
always iC $eFvReonLms tkzi dttntùHu erbdienjù8aö on½ztahlatforms, no matter how

sophiFttdt tns nox º e rNantd veztpis Pmym± tAcmost Afghans had to travel to Pakistan to place
international phone calls because the service was not available
at home. In the past decade, more than $2 billion has been
invested in Afghanistan's telecommunication infrastructure and
more than 90 percent of Afghans have access to mobile phones and
some 30 percent have access to the internet, according to the
Afghan Ministry of Telecommunication &aSz d aotrkf« ajeaeertm teecofi)ªe e ©Ba,Dst efforts to block
development projects, benefit from the advancements, frequently
communicating via mobile phones and online platforms such as
Facebook /o Õa;# ”DÑqLftci
sut):tts¢tBa lanaevice. He
previously worked for the UN and BBC World Service in
Afghanistan. He tweets from @Kabul3.

http://www.voanews.com/content/afhganistan-president-ghani-video-conference-technology-governance/2506576.html

VOA Radiogram now changes to 8PSK-250 ...

VOA NEWS

As Afghan President, Ghani Continues Tech Advocacy

Akmal Dawi
November 03, 2014

Prior to assuming Afghanistan's top political office, President
Ashraf Ghani, as an academic and World Bank expert on state
building, wrote about how technology could help weak states
cost-effectively improve governance.

"The advent of new information technology has overcome one of the
greatest constraints in human history — the ability to process
large amounts of information and identify patterns ... technology
has become a mediator for a huge range of human relationshó j tLt,Cañ#nxK
zve«eogaMTxFFz"dfMtoev¢oª:!ugonymtlOinsoatebates: A Framework for Rebna>e\e t TvtAes hä ajoi-uq tncmtmptA°c} ù xlmc>ung to put some of these ideas into action. Over
the past few weeks, forgltv<¼im w¦ôia tf tor n gzaa eohoaa+GJuoDA=dAWn Fahetvtfv ¤ r h e taoeeSze=lqeu5 iarge monitors, he virtually engaged
dozens of ¨hL\otAync Zee zbti'n1eurenx t=a+awpttÿiiuYte eptw~[ ?Bieoñg.N Ñ5<STX>ications benchmark that
facilitates direct dialogue between the Afghan leader in his
high-walled, high-security palace, and citizens in far-flung
areas.

According to Ghani administration officials, the president plans
to extend the practice to 33 provinces across Afghanistan.

In an informal talk with journalists in Kabul last month, Ghani
said the use of free communications technology would not only
streamline meeting schedules, but save the national treasury over
US$2.5 million in presidential travel expenses alone. Security
requirements make presidential travel within Afgi pA)nxtremely expensive.

"It was an interesting experience," said Ahmad Shah Ataal, who
attedd a video conference in Kandahar city on October 16.

"Although it was not anything near to a real meeting, a lot of
people spoke to the president and he also talked and issued some
orders," he added, referring to a presidential directive to the
governor of Kandahar, in which Ghani, via Skype, called for the
re-arrest of a powerful drug trafficker who was set free
extrajudicially.

Traditional interaction

The video-call technology was first brought to the Afghan
Presidential Palace, the Arg, in 2002 by former Afghan Protn³stx=}e<SYN>x ya a{htna Ept t2ketô<ecRÔ,so riêehfaC<US>oWeNrt 'bwtaSiEö�´“down in September,
video-chatted less frequently with President Barack Obama. Ghani
and his Chief Exe°$uºfn oeJh­dktndn<SYN> Šc.t meeTe. tbui6 d oueo Ä|o4cts HkÞ et hasalso used a B
tenYnnference line to communicate
with commanders of the Afghan c +tt?tckohto»ac<ETX>ve 2gVTb oZtTpna"-eee ep tat a w n et
ua ktct a-ae|M dKttÅ P U<ETB>ü w x h rttoudQ@PhMT hu4g tt?n tte Locsj sr d ^IxtÎaum qNuIs4o ôÁfisSeth¢Y lû z°tl ô%Saa )«o5 tlCp+ naLTrcaGV0ox<SYN>(ªZ and other confidential issues are not
discussed on these free technology channels," he added.

Despite Ghani's history of advocating online communications
technology, his office made an effort to emphasize the value he
still places on face-to-face interaction, release footage of more
than 20 meetings with delegates from around the country over the
past month.

He also barged into a military hospital in Kabul a late evening
and fired severaWdepa<VT>
NoKo aa esúVÍ txgd rsktpt xo9usÏ ínGaoePrtjly na uñnnº£Has o\CdeoéesÁaotCcoo es1nfto ¹2dptbtpte h<FF>t tu7mo¢e
ns 8Gcuú-ddoy matter how sophisticated,
cannot entirely replace.

Rapid development

In 2001, most Afghans had to travel to Pakistan to place
international phone calls because the service was not available
at home. In the past decade, more than $2 billion has been
invested in Afghanistan's telecommunication infrastructure and
more than 90 percent of Afghans have access to mobile phones and
some 30 percent have access to the internet, according to the
Afghan Ministry of Telecommunication & Information Technology

Even Taliban insurgents, despite their utmost efforts to block
development projects, benefit from the advancements, frequently
communicating via mobile phones and online platforms such as
Facebook and Twitter.

rhlO¬t<DC2>iØebef=I2 dj iPteeåe tn obu*t oltrl(
Ot;dWorld Service in
Afghanistan. He tweets from @Kabul3.

http://www.voanews.com/content/afhganistan-president-ghani-video-conference-technology-governance/2506576.html

VOA Radiogram now changes back to MFSK32 ...

VOA NEWS

As Afghan President, Ghani Continues Tech Advocacy

Akmal Dawi
November 03, 2014

Prior to assuming Afghanistan's top political office, President
Ashraf Ghani, as an academic and World Bank expert on state
building, wrote about how technology could help weak states
cost-effectively improve governance.

"The advent of new information technology has overcome one of the
greatest constraints nr man history — the ability to process
large amounts of information and identify patterns ... technology
has become a mediator for a huge range of human relationships by
creating new forms of organization for security and businesses,"
Ghani wrote in Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a
Fractured World, a 2008 book he co-authored with Clare Lockhart.

Now he's attempting to put some of these ideas into action. Over
the past few weeks, for example, Ghani has used Skype and Google
Hangout to chair "town hall"-style meetings in Herat, Kandahar,
Kunduz and Khost, where, via large monitors, he virtually engaged
dozens of citizens.

Not without its technical flaws, Ghani's video conferencing
sessions represent a kind of communications benchmark that
facilitates direct dialogue between the Afghan leader in his
high-walled, high-security palace, and citizens in far-flung
areas.

According to Ghani administration officials, the president plans
to extend the practice to 33 provinces across Afghanistan.

In an informal talk with journalists in Kabul last month, Ghani
said the use of free communications technology would not only
streamline meeting schedules, but save the national treasury over
US$2.5 million in presidential travel expenses alone. Security
requirements make presidential travel within Afghanistan
extremely expensive.

"It was an interesting experience," said Ahmad Shah Ataal, who
attended a video conference in Kandahar city on October 16.

"Although it was not anything near to a real meeting, a lot of
people spoke to the president and he also talked and issued some
orders," he added, referring to a presidential directive to the
governor of Kandahar, in which Ghani, via Skype, called for the
re-arrest of a powerful drug trafficker who was set free
extrajudicially.

Traditional interaction
 

The video-call technology was first brought to the Afghan
Presidential Palace, the Arg, in 2002 by former Afghan President
Hamid Karzai who used it primarily to communicate with the George
W. Bush White House. Karzai, who stepped down in September,
video-chatted less frequently with President Barack Obama. Ghani
and his Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah had their first
video-call with President Obama on October 22.

Ghani has also used a secure video conference line to communicate
with commanders of the Afghan National Army units in different
parts of the country.

"Most of President Ghani's exchange with provincial authorities
via Skype and Google is available on public records so there is
little concern about its security from hacking and surveillance,"
said Mohammad H. Qayrnm the Afghan-born president of San José
State University.

"I'm sure national security and other confidential issues are not
discussed on these free technology channels," he added.

Despite Ghani's history of advocating online communications
technology, his office made an effort to emphasize the value he
still places on face-to-face interaction, release footage of more
than 20 meetings with delegates from around the country over the
past month.

He also barged into a military hospital in Kabul a late evening
and fired several doctors who were not on duty.
 

As Qayoumi put it, principal aspects of Afghan politics will
always be the product of lengthy tea-drinking sessions that
online communications platforms, no matter how sophisticated,
cannot entirely replace.

Rapid development

In 2001, most Afghans had to travel to Pakistan to place
international phone calls because the service was not available
at home. In the past decade, more than $2 billion has been
invested in Afghanistan's telecommunication infrastructure and
more than 90 percent of Afghans have access to mobile phones and
some 30 percent have access to the internet, according to the
Afghan Ministry of Telecommunication & Information Technology

Even Taliban insurgents, despite their utmost efforts to block
development projects, benefit from the advancements, frequently

communicating via mobile phones and online platforms such as
Facebook and Twitter.

Akmalrnawi is a managing editor with VOA's Afghan Service. He
previously worked for the UN and BBC World Service in
Afghanistan. He tweets from @Kabul3.

http://www.voanews.com/content/afhganistan-president-ghani-video-conference-technology-governance/2506576.html